Chinese and Western Medicine Treatment of 36 cases of tuberculous pleurisy.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 6 Chinese and Western Medicine Treatment of 36 cases of tuberculous pleurisy [Abstract] Objective: To observe the combined Chinese and Western medicine efficacy of treatment of tuberculous pleurisy. Methods: 49 patients were randomly divided into treatment group 36 cases, using combined Chinese and Western medicine treatment; control group, 13 patients treated with conventional western medicine. Results: 19 patients were cured, improved, 14 cases healed in 3 cases, total effective rate was 91.7%; the control group cured in 1 case, improved in 7 cases, healed in 5 cases, total effective rate was 61.5%. The total effective rate compared two groups, P amp;lt;0.01. Conclusion: The combination of Chinese and Western medicine treatment of tuberculous pleurisy better effect. [Keywords:] tuberculous pleurisy / TCM-WM therapy; isoniazid; rifampicin; Tinglizi jujube Xiefei Soup / therapeutic use Tuberculous pleurisy is a common disease of the pleura, one of its incidence in recent years gradually increased. I was adopted from 2003 to 2006 combined Chinese and Western medicine treatment of 36 cases, efficacy is superior to western medicine alone treatment group, are presented below: 1 Data and methods 1.1 General Information 49 cases were from hospital outpatient clinics and inpatients, in line with ‘modern tuberculosis learning’ [1] relating to the diagnostic criteria of tuberculous pleurisy by X-ray, B-chao, pleural effusion confirmed as tuberculous exudative pleurisy, and to remove malignancy, purulent, or other causes of pleural effusion. 36 cases were randomly divided into treatment group, 15 males and 21 females; the oldest 67 years old, minimum 23 years of age; course up to 12 years and the shortest 9 months. Control group, 13 cases, 6 were male, 7 females; the oldest 66 years old, minimum 20 years of age; course a maximum of 10 years and the shortest 1 year. General information on the two groups, the difference was not statistically sign